September 25-26, 2003

NOTE: This is a
revised item, which the Board continued from the July 2003 meeting.

THAT: Effective
with the Summer of 2004 and through the Summer of 2006, Montana State
University-Bozeman may assign faculty to summer sessionteaching duties
beyond their normal, historical, full-time teaching loads and, in such cases,
compensate faculty at a rate in excess of two-ninths of the AY salary under
such terms and conditions as may be appropriate to the assignment, but in no
case to exceed three ninths of the AY salary rate.

MSU-Bozeman will submit each such assignment to the Board at the
first possible regular meeting and will report on the results of its experience
to the Commissioner of Higher Education on an annual basis.

EXPLANATION: Montana
State University-Bozeman has the capacity for significant growth in summer
enrollments that would produce corresponding and needed growth in revenues.
Expansion of summer programs is an important strategic priority for MSU-Bozeman
and will produce more efficient overall utilization of campus facilities.

Currently,
roughly 20% of MSU-Bozeman tenured faculty teach during the summer semester. Of
that number, only 20-30 reach the two-ninths compensation maximum. It is this group for which the campus is
seeking additional flexibility.

In order
to provide additional courses and new and/or special programs throughout the
summer term(s), it will be more efficient and productive for MSU-Bozeman to
have the flexibility for key faculty to take on additional teaching
responsibilities. Providing the campus the flexibility to exceed the 2/9 cap in
the current policy, on an "as required" basis, will be helpful and, in some
cases, essential to building summer enrollments.